Olympics-IOC decision on 2036 Olympics host will not come before 2026-IOC

A woman walks past a logo of Olympics during a meeting of International Olympic Committee (IOC), ahead of the 141st IOC Session, in Mumbai, India, October 13, 2023. REUTERS/ Niharika Kulkarni

MUMBAI (Reuters) - The decision on which city will host the 2036 summer Olympics will be taken in three years time at the earliest, the International Olympic Committee said on Sunday.

India this week declared interest in staging the Olympics in 2036, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the IOC leadership at the opening ceremony of its session in Mumbai.